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Photos: Bull taming sport 'Jallikattu' gets underway in Tamil Nadu

'Jallikattu', a centuries-old sport is celebrated in mid January, during Pongal

Published: January 16, 2021 11:17 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from agencies

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Copy of PTI01_15_2021_000153B-1610779585763 — Tamers attempt to get on to the hump of a bull as part of the traditional 'Jallikattu' festival, in Madurai district, Friday, Jan.15, 2021. The bull owners are given prizes if their animals outmanouvered the waiting men and the participants are rewarded if they managed to hang from the hump of the bulls for a while. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 348815-01-02-1610779582666 — Participants try to control a bull during "Jallikattu" in the village of Avaniyapuram. A total of 800 bulls and 615 bull tamers will be participating in the traditional sport of Tamil Nadu played during the harvest festival Pongal. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 342862-01-02-1610779577377 — As per COVID-19 rules, the number of players in an event should not exceed more than 150 and they need to have COVID-19 negative certificates to participate in the event. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2021-01-15T135352Z_711720817_RC2D8L9GCEIO_RTRMADP_3_FESTIVAL-PONGAL-INDIA-BULLTAMING-1610779618991 — The bull tamers will be allowed into the arena in batches. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2021-01-15T134253Z_1515701963_RC2D8L9AJASU_RTRMADP_3_FESTIVAL-PONGAL-INDIA-BULLTAMING-1610779615608 — In 2014, Supreme Court had banned Jallikattu after People for Ethical Treatment of Animals filed a plea but it was lifted in 2017 after protests from the people of Tamil Nadu, claiming the event is a crucial part of their culture. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of India_Bull_Taming_69008.jpg-47e4c-1610779609407 — Villagers try to tame a bull during "Jallikattu," in the village of Palamedu, near Madurai. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 342770-01-02-1610779567114 — Jallikattu, a centuries-old sport is celebrated in mid January, during Pongal. Pongal is a four-day harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 342809-01-02-1610779572167 — A bull charges at participants during "Jallikattu" in the village of Avaniyapuram. Prizes for the bull tamers - for holding on to the hump of the bull for a specified time - and for the owners of the bulls that overcame the hold of the bull tamers are distributed after the event. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 350351-01-02-1610779621476 — The prizes ranged from gold coins, plastic chairs, utensils, cash and other items. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI01_14_2021_000030B-1610779561070 — Also, the best bull tamer and the best bull owner will be given a car as a prize. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 2021-01-15T134243Z_1533247394_RC2D8L947ANQ_RTRMADP_3_FESTIVAL-PONGAL-INDIA-BULLTAMING-1610779628332 — Villagers gather around a bull on the outskirts of Madurai town. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 349709-01-02-1610779592448 — A bull charges participants in Palamedu village on the outskirts of Madurai. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 342811-01-02-1610779574801 — A bull charges at participants in the village of Avaniyapuram. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI01_14_2021_000029B-1610779564542 — A participant tries to tame a bull in the village of Avaniyapuram. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 349622-01-02-1610779589859 — Participants try to control a bull in Palamedu village on the outskirts of Madurai. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of India_Bull_Taming_63716.jpg-8129e-1610779604006 — Participants try to tame a bull in the village of Palamedu, near Madurai. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2021-01-15T134005Z_1350429367_RC2D8L9FI3TY_RTRMADP_3_FESTIVAL-PONGAL-INDIA-BULLTAMING-1610779612364 — Villagers try to control a bull on the outskirts of Madurai town. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 349791-01-02-1610779598422 — Participants line-up with their bulls in Palamedu village on the outskirts of Madurai. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2021-01-15T134242Z_370060549_RC2D8L9GCEIO_RTRMADP_3_FESTIVAL-PONGAL-INDIA-BULLTAMING-1610779624617 — Villagers try to control a bull on the outskirts of Madurai town. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of India_Bull_Taming_45068.jpg-1c262-1610779595846 — Participants try to tame a bull in the village of Palamedu, near Madurai. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 342915-01-02-1610779580167 — Participants try to control a bull in the village of Avaniyapuram. Image Credit: AFP

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